Reinhard Scheer

Reinhard Scheer (30 September 1863-26 November 1928) was an Admiral of the Imperial German Navy and commander of the German Empire's High Seas Fleet from 1916 to 1918 during World War I.

Biography
Leading a battleship squadron in 1914-15, Reinhard Scheer became commander-in-chief of the High Seas Fleet in January 1916. Pursuing an aggressive strategy, in May he attempted to lure the British battlecruiser squadron into an engagement with his battleships. The plan backfired when Scheer found himself unexpectedly facing the might of Britain's Grand Fleet off Jutland. He handled the race back to port well and claimed a victory on the basis of the losses suffered by the two fleets. But after Jutland Scheer made only a few tentative sorties before his promotion from fleet to higher command in August 1918.